my last week

The time is upon me. I'm looking at my last week in my current apartment. I've done a bunch of packing and don't think it will be too hard to finish the rest (provided I get a few more boxes). I've got a U-Haul reserved and am planning to pick it up on the 23rd around 9 am.

I've barely started but am ready to be done :)

word of the day

UGH

From Wikipedia:
Ugh is an onomatopoeic representation of anaspirated sigh or gasp, used as an interjection to express annoyance, irritation, disgust, or boredom.
Other forms of the word include urgh, ungh and ergh.

Why it's my word of the day:
All the way around, things have been pretty stressful over the past few weeks. Today the icing was put on the cake when I got to work and realized that I had two completely different shoes on: one was brown, the other was black. I'm about ready to run away with the circus - which is a pretty big deal if you consider how much clowns creep me out.

slow ride

...take it easy

As of yesterday, I'm no longer working overtime.

On the one hand, it will be nice. No more weekends. No more working until dinner time.

On the other hand, I have absolutley no idea how all of my work is going to get done. Plus, no overtime on my paycheck is going to suck. I got used to it.

And crap, now I want to play Guitar Hero.

it's over

and I'm safe.

However, I can't say the same thing for 13 others in my office. What a crappy day.

what's happening in my world

I'm afraid it's going to be a long week...

By Brett Philbin 
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Apr 16, 2009 

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--UBS AG (UBS) plans to cut roughly 2,000 jobs in its U.S. wealth-management business, according to people familiar with the situation.

The layoffs, expected to occur next week, are part of the Swiss bank's plans to reduce its headcount globally by 8,700 and cut operating costs by 15%. Both measures were announced by new Chief Executive Oswald Grubel at the bank's annual meeting in Zurich on Wednesday.

The cuts in the U.S. are expected to include some lower-producing financial advisers, rookie brokers and support staff, the sources said.

Last Thursday, UBS Wealth Management U.S. head Marten Hoekstra discussed pending job cuts during a conference call with employees. Hoekstra said that despite the layoffs, UBS has no plans to exit the U.S. wealth-management business.

In the U.S., UBS had 8,182 financial advisers at the end of the fourth quarter.

In March, UBS said it would sell up to 55 of its 406 U.S. wealth-management branches to Stifel Financial Corp. (SF). The branches, located in 24 states, include about 320 financial advisers with approximately $15 billion in assets under management. They are mainly lower-producing UBS offices concentrated in smaller towns.

Shares of UBS recently traded up 21 cents, or 1.9%, at $11.44.

 -Brett Philbin, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5393; brett.philbin@dowjones.com 

I Love You Man

To add to the movie marathon weekend, I saw this movie today. I LOVED it.

2 of my favorite actors + too many awkward moments to count = awesome. You should go see it.

movie marathon

I had today off. In honor of my three day weekend, Ace and I decided to get movies. My trip to the Redbox got a little out of control. In a 20 hour span, we watched the following (in order):

Slumdog Millionaire
Seven Pounds
Sex Drive
Rachel Getting Married
The Rocker
Doubt

I liked all of the movies except Doubt. I guess I just expected more out of it. What a great day to not be at work :)